Introduction- This brief introduction will give you an overview of the resource, its content and how we think the topic could be approached. It will also list the ICTs used.
Background Information - This page will delve further into the topic. It will provide you, the teacher, with some information about the issue and some of the research available.
Why teach a Media Related Issue? - This page looks at the topic of critical media literacy, and why we believe that it is an important issue for teachers and their students.
How to Approach the Topic - A large part of teaching today involves building good relations with our school families. This page will give you some ideas on how to approach an issue that could be controversial, and how to involve your families, the wider community, and outside agencies.
Unit Overview - The overview shows a range of activities relating to the issue. It is broken into subject areas, but could be used and adapted to suit the needs of the students.
Suggested Learning Sequence - This is a more detailed look at teaching the topic. It looks more closely at the understandings the students could gain, and the digital technologies they can use throughout. It also gives an idea for a concluding, celebratory task.
Student Example - This is an example of a piece of work a student might produce while working on this topic.
Evaluating the Topic - This page gives some generally thoughts on evaluation, and some ideas of how to manage your assessment of the topic.
Children's Resources - We provide a list of resource that the students could use themselves when investigating the topic. We also provide a list of free websites with fun texts, animations and images for children to use when they are designing and creating their own keynote slides and wiki page. .
Teacher Resources - A list of further resource for your own interest and information. This includes a wide choice of internet sites.
Video Link - Some videos, students can use as a starting point for discussion and critiquing advertising strategies
Video Link 2- Some motivational videos, which teachers can use as a starting tool for a teaching session.
Introduction- This brief introduction will give you an overview of the resource, its content and how we think the topic could be approached. It will also list the ICTs used.
Background Information - This page will delve further into the topic. It will provide you, the teacher, with some information about the issue and some of the research available.
Why teach a Media Related Issue? - This page looks at the topic of critical media literacy, and why we believe that it is an important issue for teachers and their
students.
How to Approach the Topic - A large part of teaching today involves building good relations with our school families. This page will give you some ideas on how to
approach an issue that could be controversial, and how to involve your families, the wider community, and outside agencies.
Unit Overview - The overview shows a range of activities relating to the issue. It is broken into subject areas, but could be used and adapted to suit the needs of the
students.
Suggested Learning Sequence - This is a more detailed look at teaching the topic. It looks more closely at the understandings the students could gain, and the digital technologies they can use throughout. It also gives an idea for a concluding, celebratory task.
Student Example - This is an example of a piece of work a student might produce while working on this topic.
Evaluating the Topic - This page gives some generally thoughts on evaluation, and some ideas of how to manage your assessment of the topic.
Children's Resources - We provide a list of resource that the students could use themselves when investigating the topic. We also provide a list of free websites with fun texts, animations and images for children to use when they are designing and creating their own keynote slides and wiki page. .
Teacher Resources - A list of further resource for your own interest and information. This includes a wide choice of internet sites.
Video Link - Some videos, students can use as a starting point for discussion and critiquing advertising strategies
Video Link 2- Some motivational videos, which teachers can use as a starting tool for a teaching session.